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Safety seat mounting issue '98 Leg O/B- alternate lap belt ass'y?

Greetings- I'm running into a problem mounting a child safety seat in a '98 Outback Wagon...wondering if any of you have come up with solutions.

The issue is that the latch assembly for the center lap belt ends up in precisely the wrong place to mount the seat. (i.e. the belt wraps over the two corners of the seat and the latch assembly wants to wind up right where one corner is.)

If the strap portion of the female latch side of the belt were about 3" shorter, it'd work fine. Are there any alternate part numbers or belts from another Subie model which might bolt up OK and solve this?

There should be a small clip available, which will make the 3point belt behave as a 2point. These should be in the box with the child seat, otherwise they are available separately, hanging with the seats in the store.

I'm assuming your Lego has the "Latch" setup. Using the latch, and the belt clips is reccommended.

the seat belts have the wrong kind of action on them and since they won't "lock" into place I can't use the seat belt system...

however I think I can use the LATCH hooks on the child seat to connect to the seat mounting brackets and get it secure... will need to set it up and then have it inspected to see if the authorities think it's safe...

Our seatbelts have inertia reels in them. They won't lock without a sharp jolt to the chassis (IE braking hard, or an accident).

exactly why my baby seat manual says I can't use them... ):

I think the center and side latches might be different. I'll have to look.

and they might be different between models, which might mean a lot of trial and error getting one that latches safely... if possible maybe you can take your male belt end to a junkyard and start clicking into other models until you find something shorter that works...